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To the Editor: Anna Quindlen's quest for the perfect beach as described in her article ''On the Beach: A Roundup'' (Travel, June 27) was a challenge to any beach aficionado to list his or her own. Herewith, some favorites of mine:$1.

The beaches of the Magdalen Islands, in Canada's Quebec Province. They're largely empty of people, the water is incredibly clear, and the beaches have some of the loveliest driftwood I've ever collected. They have lots of sand dollars, too.

2. The beaches of the island of Vieques, off the eastern tip of Puerto Rico (and I include the public beach with its bathhouses and well-behaved, not very numerous, bathers).

3. A lovely white sand beach, with pale greenish water, empty except for a few black and white cattle, on Vatersay, an island off another island, Barra, in the Outer Hebrides.

4. The endless beaches that stretch on and on, especially at low tides in that wonderful, not-so-often-talked-about town in Brittany, St. Malo. PRUDENCE HELLER New York

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